diff --git a/include/osgText/Text b/include/osgText/Text
index eea2f81bf..de8e166ee 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Text
+++ b/include/osgText/Text
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 namespace osgText {
 
-
 class OSGTEXT_EXPORT Text : public osgText::TextBase
 {
 public:
@@ -309,7 +308,6 @@ public:
         ColorCoords                     _colorCoords;
 
         TexCoords                       _texcoords;
-        LineNumbers                     _lineNumbers;
 
         Coords                          _transformedBackdropCoords[8];
 
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index 1b08f9910..2272536bf 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ void Text::computeGlyphRepresentation()
     bool horizontal = _layout!=VERTICAL;
     bool kerning = true;
 
-    unsigned int lineNumber = 0;
-
     float hr = _characterHeight;
     float wr = hr/getCharacterAspectRatio();
 
@@ -445,7 +443,6 @@ void Text::computeGlyphRepresentation()
                     GlyphQuads& glyphquad = _textureGlyphQuadMap[glyph->getTexture()];
 
                     glyphquad._glyphs.push_back(glyph);
-                    glyphquad._lineNumbers.push_back(lineNumber);
 
                     glyphquad.addCoord(upLeft);
                     glyphquad.addCoord(lowLeft);
@@ -521,9 +518,6 @@ void Text::computeGlyphRepresentation()
           }
           break;
         }
-
-        ++lineNumber;
-
     }
 
     for(TextureGlyphQuadMap::iterator titr=_textureGlyphQuadMap.begin();